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Wow….surfing the internet and just saw this picture of myself!!! I am Bonnie Ellis and that was me in the darkroom of the Daily Herald where I worked as a photographer while I was a student at BYU!! Very cool!!! Awesome memories of that room!!! — Bonnie Ellis Reed on 1983-1993 Daily Herald Photo Archive at BYU Library

I found Nelson Wadsworth’s teaching to stick with me throughout not only my journalism career but even today – positive. An amazing, memorable teacher who has knowledge, integrity and a role model to follow who notes strengths in others and helps others see and meet their goals.— Barb Christian Wimmer on Nelson Wadsworth: Journalism Mentor

I feel that I should give a brief explanation- at the time this was taken, Bradley Manning was being tortured in a prison with CIA “hands off” torture- which includes sexual humiliation- he was made to stand naked with his legs apart every morning as the head of the prison looked at him for several minutes each day. I had no idea what would be the outcome. I never felt that anyone could be left un-scarred by such abuse. So nowadays I wonder about what I could not see coming then- I certainly do not presume- if this has anything to do with his...— Raul on Raul DeLaRosa @OccupySF

I was fortunate to have had Nelson Wadsworth as a professor in a Depth-Reporting class at BYU. For me, he was the embodiment of what a journalist should be and strive for. He demanded excellence among those who practiced journalism and insisted that they should demand it of themselves and those they worked for. A man of rare integrity and empathy, he was always available to those who needed advice on resolving a difficult journalistic problem.— bureaucracybusters on Nelson Wadsworth: Journalism Mentor